Walking down the streets out in the rain Cardboard homes and alleyways we passed Humdrum life and city strife suburban ants they live Standing back, I hope I've seen the last of this Don't you think and you won't see Turn away from painful cries Truthfully, you come up clean The smell of roses screens the lies The look in your eyes, cannot hide the shame Follow rules, is how you live your life Deceit and lies, the final guise, the greedy hands the take And send those at the bottom down to hang again Don't you think and you won't see Turn away from painful cries Truthfully, you come up clean The smell of roses screens the lies Another night out in the cold I sleep People drop their eyes as the go past afraid Don't you think and you won't see You gotta Turn away from painful cries Truthfully, you come up clean The smell of roses screens the lies